AnthonyPNicholasMDPhD
Neurology • Birmingham, ALMovement Disorder
Professor, Neurology, University of Alabama School of Medicine
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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 800-822-8816
Summary
- Anthony Peter Nicholas, MD, PhD, based in Birmingham, AL, is a neurologist with a subspecialty in movement disorders. He completed his medical education at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, after earning a PhD in Anatomy and following a residency in Neurology at the University of Alabama Medical Center. His clinical expertise includes tremor disorders, including Parkinson's disease, and movement disorders such as spasmodic torticollis. Dr. Nicholas has been involved in clinical trials and has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, highlighting his research on Parkinson's disease and the role of peptidylarginine deiminases in various conditions. Notably, he has been recognized numerous years as a Regional Top Doctor by Castle Connolly.
Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1993 - 1996
Physicians Medical Center CarrawayInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1990
Graduate School of Biomedical SciencesPhD, Anatomy, 1982 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 1995 - 2025- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly
Clinical Trials
- Topiramate as an Adjunct to Amantadine in the Treatment of Dyskinesia in Parkinson's Disease Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 123 citationsTrial of Prasinezumab in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease.Gennaro Pagano, Kirsten I Taylor, Judith Anzures-Cabrera, Maddalena Marchesi, Tanya Simuni
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2022-08-04 - 12 citationsThe emerging postural instability phenotype in idiopathic Parkinson disease.Frank M Skidmore, William S Monroe, Christopher P Hurt, Anthony P Nicholas, Adam Gerstenecker
NPJ Parkinson's Disease. 2022-03-18 - 55 citationsPeptidylarginine deiminase inhibitors reduce bacterial membrane vesicle release and sensitize bacteria to antibiotic treatmentUchini S. Kosgodage, Paul Matewele, Giulia Mastroianni, Igor Kraev, Dominik Brotherton
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 2019-06-27
Books/Book Chapters
Grant Support
- Hypertension And Interacting Medullo-Spinal TransmittersNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1991–1992
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- American Neurological AssociationFellow
- Society for NeuroscienceMember
- Movement Disorders SocietyMember
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